Skykomish, N. Fork  —  1. The Upper Upper North Fork™ ©
Class V 1Miles River Mapplet		GPS/GIS Maps Put In Longitude : -121.27788 Putin Put In Latitude : 47.9253998 Take Out Longitude : -121.38600 Take Out Take Out Latitude : 47.8939018 County : Snohomish Shuttle

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Features on this run Feature Name Class Swordfight Falls V+ Add a Feature | Re-Order Features

Fun Facts Local Legend Christian Knight was among the first to explore this run.

   Run Description

The run begins with a brief gorge section featuring small ledges before plunging off 25-foot Swordfight Falls. Several kayakers have run the left side of Swordfight. No one, to my knowledge, has run the right side, probably due to wood. Below Swordfight is Pillage, a 10-foot squeeze drop that lands in a tight granite chasm. The left wall appears undercut. However, a few kayakers have accidentally slipped over Pillage backwards and come out in their boats. Pillage flows into a short, powerful rapid that is a prelude to Gangplank Falls, one of the cleanest 25-footers you'll ever run. Directly below the pool is an impressive Class V gorge that leads into Plunder, a steep, ledgey rapid that starts with a clean 8-foot boof and accelerates toward a quadruple-drop that ends with steep plunge. After Plunder, you can relax for a few corners. Logs are common in this section. Don't get too relaxed, though. The final drop, 40-foot Cannonball Falls, is the final drop. My best lines have been on the right side with a slight right angle. The river flattens out to the takeout at the foot bridge.

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